expression:

• now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease - four character idiom

noun:

• door-to-door manzai; form of comedy orig. performed at people's homes by entertainers during the New Year festivities; precursor to modern day manzai ➜ 漫才

noun / ~する noun:

• assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)

ichidan verb:

• to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician

pronoun:

• wise younger brother; polite reference to another's younger brother, or to one's junior

adverbial noun / noun:

• to the end of time; to the crack of doom; for ever and ever

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be noisy (e.g. from people talking) ➜ ざわざわ・騒めく【ざわめく】
• to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to have a terrible time; to have a hard time ➜ 目にあう【めにあう】

interjection:

• (can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?

noun:

• tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find most things bothersome

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to lay the foundation for (e.g. a theory); to lay the basis for

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be really good (at something); to be as good as a professional - slang

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• being used to people (e.g. of a young child); being sociable
• being used to humans (esp. animals); being tame

noun:

• place exposed to winds which blow up from below (usu. a beach); beach exposed to sea winds
• fountain

expression:

• wretched is the lot of a government official; it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else - proverb

noun:

• sardine and holly charm; sardine head and holly branch placed next to the front door during setsubun to ward off demons

noun:

• land given to high-ranking government officials (ritsuryo system); land given to pay for the expenses of a government office ➜ 職分田

noun:

• making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared
• rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist

expression / ichidan verb:

• to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price) - from palanquin bearers gauging how weary a traveler's feet are, and raising the price accordingly - idiom

noun:

• being unable to read the situation; being unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation - from the initials of 空気（が）読めない - abbreviation ➜ 空気が読めない

expression / noun:

• good thing; nice thing
• good excuse; good grounds; good opportunity - usu. as 〜をいいことに(して)

interjection:

• interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response - female language

noun / ~する noun:

• adherence (to one's beliefs) (positive nuance); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground

noun / ~の noun:

• temporary; provisional

~する noun:

• to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally